Sustainable Laws, Requirements and Information

TVA,
along with all other Federal agencies, is required by the Energy Policy
Act (EPAct05) and Presidential Executive Order (E.O.) 13423 to apply
sustainable design principles to the design of new buildings and
major renovations. In addition, TVA, along with 21 other Federal agencies,
signed the "Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable
Buildings Memorandum of Understanding," which commits TVA to
making sure all its new buildings and major renovations of existing
buildings incorporate sustainable principles. Specifically TVA must:

Apply sustainable design principles to the siting and design of
all new buildings, including water efficiency. This involves incorporating
daylighting, passive solar heating, and materials that have good
environmental qualities (are nontoxic, have recycled content, and/or
can be recycled) into new and renovated buildings.

Ensure that new construction and major renovation of agency buildings
comply with the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership in High
Performance and Sustainable Buildings set forth in the Federal Leadership
in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings Memorandum of Understanding
(2006).

Ensure that 15 percent of TVA’s standard and industrial building
inventory incorporates the sustainable practices in the Guiding Principles
by the end of FY 2015. Each year agencies must enter one sustainable
building into the High Performance Federal Buildings Database.

Ensure
that new construction, build-to-suit leased buildings and major building
renovations comply with the Guiding Principles for Federal Leadership
in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings.

The head of each agency
shall implement sustainable practices covering: